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wide-awake

[wahyd-uh-weyk] / ˈwaɪd əˈweɪk /
ADJECTIVE
fully awake
Synonyms
WEAK
active alert all ears attentive bright bright-eyed and bushy-tailed fast on the draw heads up intelligent lively on guard on one's toes on the ball on the job on the lookout psyched-up quick ready sharp spirited vigilant watchful wide-eyed wired

Example Sentences

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All that suggests that the case will keep jurors wide-awake during the six or so weeks it is projected to take.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024

She does provide intricate detail about, for instance, how the station’s drinking water gets recycled from everyone’s urine, or how “the wide-awake, always-awake station vibrates with fans and filters.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2023

According to the wide-awake folks at Partners Coffee, the ideal ratio of coffee to water is 1:15.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2022

I know this because after this nightly ritual, I’m often wide-awake, listening to her gentle snores.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2021

I’m wide-awake when I should be sleeping to get ready for our big day.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio